ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Hereditary haemochromatosis (HH) is an autosomal recessive iron storage disease where
the accumulation of iron in parenchymal organs may lead to diabetes, heart failure, liver
cirrhosis, arthropathy, ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this pilot project was to determine whether mothers with laboratory confirmed or clinically
suspected tuberculosis (TB)
had evidence of TB in the placenta. A secondary objective was to ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The timely assessment and treatment of dyslipidaemia is an important component of
cardiovascular risk screening and intervention. The apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε-2/ε-3/ε-4
polymorphism associated with ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent chronic liver disease in Western countries and is considered the hepatic manifestation of the Metabolic Syndrome (MetS). Its heterogeneous ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Pre-eclampsia is a condition unique to pregnancy and primarily affects the maternal
and placental vascular endothelium. It has significant morbidity and mortality
consequences for both mother and infant. ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) contributes significantly to the high death rate
from cardiovascular disease worldwide. FH is a common autosomal co-dominant
disease characterised by raised cholesterol ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Hirschsprung's disease, or aganglionic megacolon, is a common cause of intestinal
obstruction in neonates and is associated with the congenital absence of intrinsic
ganglion cells in the myenteric and ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in infants within the first few months of life. Susceptibility to infectious disease in this vulnerable population is more prevalent in resource-limited ...